The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-12

who under the leadership of usurper Green
Smith. seized upon the legislative machinery of
the State for the purpose OF penetrating one of
the greatest outrages possible against free peo-
pie.
Wabash Plain Dealer THE seating of Tur-
pie may, after all, be blessing in disguise. 1t
will arouse the Republicans of Indiana to an ap-
probation of the desperate game their political
opponents playing for party supremacy"
Rushville Republican: 1.-The least the Senate
can in justice do, to declare that there was q o
election For Turpie was not elected under any
law or any Constitution of Indiana; aud, II suf-
fered to Sit will represent only Democratic ring
rascaity and his own shamelessness.
Hendricks County Republican: THE seatings
of Judge Turpie in the United States Senate last
Monday was in the nature of travesty on this
Republic. Turpie was a virulent copp erhead In
war times and his election last year was the re-
suit of a compromise with usurpers and scoun-
dres."
Princeton Clarion: ''There is no doubt that
his election was illegal and there will be abund-
ant evidence presented to the committee to
show this fact. but judging by their action in
the Payne case. We see no reason to believe
that the Senate will pay any attention to such
Irregularities"
retain a seat in the United States Senate, it
will be by virtue of the infamous compromise
made by some of the Republican members of
the Legislature with the Democrats, in which
they recognize the illegal Democratic pretended
members of that body"
Union City Eagle: Eve believe Turpie not
lawfully entitled to his seat, but he has received
1t by virtue of the compromise and by the ad-
missions of that INSTRUMENT will doubtless hold
it. The appeal must be to the people,
where the merits of the case can be fully dis
cussed, stripped of all technical defenseS."
Fort Wayne Gazette: ''As far sentiment
is concerned in Indiana the Democratic party
has suffered injury by the seating of Mr..
Turpie. It adds another to the long list of
wrongs resultant from the revolutionary prac-
tees of the Democratic party of the Legislature,
and strengthens the hands of the Republicans
in this State"
Columbia City Comm ercial: 'If ever a man
was boosted into place through corruption and
fraud that is David Turpie. He has
more legal right TO the seat he occupies than
stole by brute force from Lieutenant.governor
Robertson last winter No honorable man
could enjoy such stolen fruit
Peru Republican: ''Mr. Turpies election, as
all remember. was comprised by unseating
member of the Indiana Senate who was elected
by 600 majority. and seating the man who had
been defeated at the polls by that number OF
votes. Such an outrage had never before been
attempted in Northern State. If he secures
his seat by such methods. elections will hereaf-
ter be nothing but farces, and Southern frauds
will become the effective methods OF disfranchls-
ing the people,"
The Demoralized Postal Service.
Mishawaka Enterprises What Is the mat
ter with the postal clerks latelyf About two
thirds of the mail matter which comes to the
Enterprise Office lately from distance is
marked .missent' Subscribers, too, are com
planning constantly because they do not receive
their papers regularly or promptly. reform Is
necessary in this branch of the service"
Richmond Register: complaints coming
to this Office almost every day that subscribers
at their postofices do not receive their papers.
In order to assure themselves that the fault is
mail list checked off. after it written, and
have found mistakes. This throws the blame
the postal service, and illustrates the need of
civilservice reform. Green postal clerks, put
in by party preference, cannot be expected to do
good work. and papers are the first thing slight
ed. The failures so far reported come more fire.
auently from the Cincinnati line There is need
of improvement in that branch of the
postal service"
Terre Haute Express: The railway mail
service is steadily growing more inefficient. The
Rockville papers this week tell of instances Of
inexcusable delay and in this city nearly every
one has had a yexatious experience. letter
dianapois road. was three days in getting here.
and of the Indianapolis & St Louis road there
are frequent complaints. The postal clerks on
the morning westbound train on the Vandalia
road fail to supply the subscribers of the In
diana polls newspapers with their papers about
three days in the week The morning Journal,
twenty four hours late. The thing is getting to
be intOlerable."
Candidates. State and National
Lawrenceburg Press: at may be Hrrison
and Phelps. And it is just as we'll to say that
there are few ADLER and no better men than
William Walter Phelps, of New Jersey"
Clay County Enterprise: 1.-THE Franklin
Banner is for Harrison, Hawley and Harmony.
Why not end the ALTERATION with Hurrah.
and give the Democracy II with the combina-
ton"
Rushville Republican: Indiana Republicans
want candidate for Governor who combines
personal character, popularity with the people.
large experience, undoubted qualifications for
the position. and ability to carry the State.
HIS name is Albert q. Porter"
Winchester Herald: General Ben Harrison
s daily growing stronger in the estimation of all
conservative thinking people. He has power
full intellect and a comprehensive mind, is one
of ouri most spotiess men. and has
stopped to and will never recognize any dema-
eogism whatever As a clean, upright, honest,
conscientious and abba statesman, he has few
EQUALS in our country"